Guns in Schools

States. There have been shootings in schools resulting in the deaths of children and teachers. This leaves many families devastated from losing their kids. Kids that had everything ahead of them. In the article Taking aim at the reality of guns in libraries by Beverly Goldberg, he talks about gun in public places like libraries if they should be banned or accepted. In Topeka and Shawnee County Library, a library that bans guns wants a four year extension of banning guns Quentin Martin, the only TSCPL trusty

and thirty seven days, of which, fifty two were in schools. Many people have been questioning whether or not having concealed carry on campus will help lower the number. I, personally, don’t think that adding more guns to the situation is going to solve the problem. If anything, it will just cause more innocent people their lives. The answer to bullets flying is not more bullets flying. While, yes, police arrive to shootings with their own guns, bystanders shouldn’t interfere with their own. When

a world where school shootings did not exist. Parents could send their children to school without having to worry about them being shot. In 2013, thirty school shootings took place in the United States. The most devastating school shooting in U.S. history was the Bath School shooting. On May 18, 1927, Andrew Kehoe entered the Bath Elementary School killing thirty-eight people and injuring fifty-eight. Kehoe then returned to his truck, and committed suicide by using explosives. School teachers would

There have been 215 terrifying school shootings of innocents across America since 2013. These tragic happenings have left the nation in shock and horror, opening our eyes to the reality of the growing problem of gun violence. There are more than 310 million guns in circulation in America, 90 guns for every 100 people (Gun Violence: Facts and Statistics), and on average 93 American people are killed by gun every day (centers for disease control). Gun violence has been increasing in past years, however

that stricter gun laws are the solution, preferring safety and security over the promise of our right to keep and bear arms, kept safe by the constitution for years. However, that way of thinking forgets the core value of liberty that this nation was built on. So what is the solution? It’s obvious that the current gun laws aren’t good enough, seeing the rising amount of gun-related crime in the States. The answer is fairly simple: government mandated gun education and training in schools. The United

the Gun Free Zone policy, this tragedy shows why banning staff from being allowed to carry guns at school and the idea that only law enforcement should protect schools is flawed. One such person who does not advocate for the arming of school staff is Amy Givens in “Missing the Mark: School Personal Should Not Armed” she asserts that “Due to the significant risks and unintended consequences that arise with equipping school personnel with guns, the proposal is not in the best interest of schools or

A gun can kill people if people use it in the wrong way. However, in the U.S., people are allowed to carry guns to protect themselves, even though a gun is dangerous for people. The relationship between guns and the U.S. has been discussed in the past and present. How about in the school? Should people use a gun to protect themselves on campus? Carrying guns on campus is also allowed in some states. People have different views on this issue, but they should consider student’s safety first. Because

What if guns can be used around in every school? Then, there would be complete chaos and serious consequences. However, in April of 2017, a bill had proceeded by the Senate Education Committee, allowing teachers to carry guns in schools. (Metrick)  Knowing that the education committee has passed the bill, they must believe that guns are the best way of protecting students and ensures safety. Safety defines the state of being far from any harm or danger. Even though guns are for the purpose of defense

In 2015, a school shooting in Franklin, North Carolina occurred. At South Macon Elementary School, two suspects, Adam Conley and Kathryn Jeter, had told the sheriff and other investigators, “it was God’s will to shoot children and teachers”. Unfortunately, the sheriff had found the stray cat that all the students loved, dead from a gunshot wound. One of the suspects had told the sheriff, “the cat was defective”. Thankfully, no other injuries were sustained during the shooting. Attacks like this happen

This essay is a reflect of the preoccupation of the authors for putting guns in the hand of campuses. Even though this worry should include students, parents and society in general, not only the writers. It pretty clear their purpose is to get attention about this topic. They have right when say colleges are safer than majority of public places. Nonetheless, I disagree with some points posed it. The influence of alcohol and drugs is not a social issue that only involved college-age population